EP2531790A4 - FRIDGE - Google Patents

FRIDGE

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Publication number: EP2531790A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: fridge
Prior art date: 2010-02-01
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP11737252.4A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2531790A2 (en

EP2531790B1 (en

Inventor

Eun Joo Lee

Hang Bok Lee

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

LG Electronics Inc

Original Assignee

LG Electronics Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2010-02-01

Filing date

2011-01-19

Publication date

2014-07-09

2010-02-01 Priority claimed from KR1020100009338A external-priority patent/KR101650201B1/en

2010-02-01 Priority claimed from KR1020100009334A external-priority patent/KR101346518B1/en

2010-02-01 Priority claimed from KR1020100009336A external-priority patent/KR101662317B1/en

2010-02-01 Priority claimed from KR1020100009335A external-priority patent/KR101346488B1/en

2010-02-01 Priority claimed from KR1020100009337A external-priority patent/KR101298453B1/en

2011-01-19 Priority to EP22181271.2A priority Critical patent/EP4141364A3/en

2011-01-19 Application filed by LG Electronics Inc filed Critical LG Electronics Inc

2011-01-19 Priority to EP20151924.6A priority patent/EP3660429B1/en

2012-12-12 Publication of EP2531790A2 publication Critical patent/EP2531790A2/en

2014-07-09 Publication of EP2531790A4 publication Critical patent/EP2531790A4/en

2020-03-11 Publication of EP2531790B1 publication Critical patent/EP2531790B1/en

2020-03-11 Application granted granted Critical

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2031-01-19 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D23/00—General constructional features
- F25D23/12—Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D23/00—General constructional features
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D23/00—General constructional features
- F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
- F25D23/025—Secondary closures
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D23/00—General constructional features
- F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
- F25D23/028—Details
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D23/00—General constructional features
- F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
- F25D23/04—Doors; Covers with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- F25D2323/02—Details of doors or covers not otherwise covered
- F25D2323/024—Door hinges
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D27/00—Lighting arrangements
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D2700/00—Means for sensing or measuring; Sensors therefor
- F25D2700/02—Sensors detecting door opening

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Thermal Sciences (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Refrigerator Housings (AREA)
Devices That Are Associated With Refrigeration Equipment (AREA)

EP11737252.4A 2010-02-01 2011-01-19 Refrigerator Active EP2531790B1 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP20151924.6A EP3660429B1 (en)	2010-02-01	2011-01-19	Refrigerator
EP22181271.2A EP4141364A3 (en)	2010-02-01	2011-01-19	Refrigerator

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
KR1020100009338A KR101650201B1 (en)	2010-02-01	2010-02-01	Refrigerator
KR1020100009337A KR101298453B1 (en)	2010-02-01	2010-02-01	Refrigerator
KR1020100009335A KR101346488B1 (en)	2010-02-01	2010-02-01	Refrigerator
KR1020100009336A KR101662317B1 (en)	2010-02-01	2010-02-01	Refrigerator
KR1020100009334A KR101346518B1 (en)	2010-02-01	2010-02-01	Refrigerator
PCT/KR2011/000373 WO2011093613A2 (en)	2010-02-01	2011-01-19	Refrigerator

Related Child Applications (3)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP22181271.2A Division EP4141364A3 (en)	2010-02-01	2011-01-19	Refrigerator
EP20151924.6A Division EP3660429B1 (en)	2010-02-01	2011-01-19	Refrigerator
EP20151924.6A Division-Into EP3660429B1 (en)	2010-02-01	2011-01-19	Refrigerator

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2531790A2 EP2531790A2 (en)	2012-12-12
EP2531790A4 true EP2531790A4 (en)	2014-07-09
EP2531790B1 EP2531790B1 (en)	2020-03-11

Family

ID=44319958

Family Applications (3)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP22181271.2A Pending EP4141364A3 (en)	2010-02-01	2011-01-19	Refrigerator
EP20151924.6A Active EP3660429B1 (en)	2010-02-01	2011-01-19	Refrigerator
EP11737252.4A Active EP2531790B1 (en)	2010-02-01	2011-01-19	Refrigerator

Family Applications Before (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP22181271.2A Pending EP4141364A3 (en)	2010-02-01	2011-01-19	Refrigerator
EP20151924.6A Active EP3660429B1 (en)	2010-02-01	2011-01-19	Refrigerator

Country Status (9)

Country	Link
US (2)	US8770682B2 (en)
EP (3)	EP4141364A3 (en)
CN (1)	CN102472558B (en)
AU (1)	AU2011210122B2 (en)
BR (1)	BR112012006215B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2760665C (en)
MX (1)	MX2011013056A (en)
RU (1)	RU2502926C2 (en)
WO (1)	WO2011093613A2 (en)

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